Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-08

(,loui which 80 much Ia, been written
xpd said aud in which there has been wide
spread interest would be Held. There
were present Mc,,r,. Clopion, Maury,
Reeve, Terry. Bldrood, Aiui>on, Phillips,
Dean, LYON. and >ccr,tary Lochr. EX-
Cu,cN were made iof ihc absence OF tue
other two member II c>srs. TaligferrO
.snd Cary -both o. whom were UnaVOida-
bly, kcp' away.
TRIP TO GETTYSBURG.
Al the lat meeting Of the committee
subcommittee consisting Of McsSrs. ClOp-
ton, Maury, and Reeve wss appointed 10 20
60 Gettysburg 10 confer with the Executive
Committee of the Battlefield ASSOCIATION
there With reference 10 the location OF the
monument which IL was proposed 10 erect
there on the day set for the rcaniOn. The
facts which led 10 the appointment Of this
committee are these: A. soon as the
'icGctt committee adopted an inscription
for their monument secretary LOehr
sent copy Of It to Mr. John a. Krauth,
secretary Of the Gettysburg Association,
- al inscriptions TO be placed on monu-
mcnts 10 he erected there have To be &C.
Ccptcd by the association or It's Executive
Committee. Mr.. Krauth wrote Mir. LOehr
fbat the inscription would have t. be sent
10 President Bachelor, atllyde PARK. This
gentleman replied that the inscription
Nhbutu properly Ut ~fNl 10 tue SttEe-
iary, and added that the Pickett
Association had not been granted per-
mission 10 erect monument nor
bad the matter been brought % the
attention o. the association. Mr.. LOehr
sgain wrote 10 Secretary krauth inclosing
copy 81 Colonel Bachelors letter and
making formal Application for the privilege
desired. Meantime some friend OF the
division living North wrote q very kind
letter advising the committee Oi the fact
that there was objection to the sentiment
embodied In The inscription. Further
correspondence eusuod, and Mr.. Krauth
wrote recommending that a committee Of
conference be appointed 20 20 there with a
view TO settling the differences. Upon this
recommendation committee was appoint
cd, Which left here for GUt, sburg WedueS-
day evening and returned yesterday morn
lns.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judge Clopion stated last night that Col.
oncl Naury had been requested 10 present
verbally the report Of the committee. Col
Onci Maury said that when they reached
Gettysburg they were most cordially re-
CeiYed and shown every attention while
there. 4 formal conference was held on
the night of their arrival, snd, after
driving about the grounds next dry,
an iuiormal conference was hcli. The
Gettysburg committee were exceed
ingiy polite and courteous. bu, said that
uuoeG general regulation adopted 10y the
IS. ciaiiUn, and which they had No au-
ih0iily 10 break or violate, il wa provided
THAT lo Confederate monument could be
piaced within the Union lines.
On The ilne Of battle fought on the daV Of
July -, 1869, has been made an avenue,
iron Which al Union monuments are
81 E,Nl
of general battle, where all Confederate
monuments will be placed II wa, init.
msted that there would De obj ciiOn TO
portions Of the Inscription.
Judge tloptOn aud Captain Reeve sup.
prmentcd what bad been said Dy Colonel
Maury by WY OF adding incidents and de-
tlll,. They unanimously recommended
that tie monument 5c not erected at Get
iy-burg.
II Vss the desire of the committee, ns
well IS Of the entire association, that the
monument should bc placed where Gene
raj Arm>teld fell after penetrating the
nicn amy's front lines. The battlefield
committee were willing Tint Stone should
be placed 10 marx tni, spot, but they could
not. under the rui 5, permit The monu-
ucut 10 be- erected there.
WILL NoT co.
Major hidgood offered the following,
when was adopted:
Eesoirsf, That the committee having heard
the report Of the subcommittee sent 10 Gcttys-
hug 10 confer with the committee OF the Net-
tysburg Memorial Association, and having
learned TINT they will not Dee allowed 10 O;ate
their proposed monument upon Tho spot to
which the division pcut troted within mo fede-
raj line during thoir charge hereby declares
matt IA iuexpedient 10 erect tnelr monument
upOn tAc Gettysburg ba tle-heid.
General Terry moved that icunion be
held % Getty sbure ga The Sd OF Jeiy With
out erecting the monument. This mo-
ton, alter being briefly discussed was de-
fcsted.
The action Of the committee viii DE com
muuic,tcd 20 the Getty shurS Association
at once.
GENERAL MEETING.
Thee wasa long informal conversation
with rotation to holding another general
meeting q the survivors OF The DIVISION
and it WAS finally decided 10 request Gene
raj T,rrv. president Of the association, to
call one. The idea !, then To- formulate
new plan for holding reDni0n and erect
ING the monument. The monument VIII
cost about $500. Nelr $500 II this amount
has been contributed.
RESOLUTION or THANKS.
ON NwolIon Of Colonel Naury. Il wa,
unanimously Iesolgcd that the thanks Of
tli. conn itree De- ierdcrcd 10 the EXecu-
tive Committee Of TIE Gettysburg Memo
nal Association for tee courtesy ana atteh-
zion sNtrnacd t. roe subcommittee during
theif recent visit there, and that the 'ccre-
t.fY communicate 81 them a copy Oh tue
resolution. ,,,;,
Aat,r read FROM the rhiladelpln
brigade cXpT,s.iTg tacW pleasure NJ tne
icc, 81 meeting PicLcu's division ag1in'
a ff..f D. % HING " III he iGlL
,odon,. 10 rakc them enjoy the trip. A
Ian, number ~ letters we're read from
members and friend, of the DIVISION
cvurc.,ing an Interest ia the proposed re-
union and matuns 'rqpuies about H.
MONUMENT ~ HOLLYWOOD.
The committee decided 10 hold onothcr
meeting next Saturday night There was
4, ionr but iniormtI cOnN crSallonal tl'h
,lm,t The general meeting aud holding re-
,pion. and the following. offered by COlonel
Reeve, wss adopted:
gesoiyed, That when We meet next SATURDAY
night we viii decide when Reunion suals o9
held and where the proposed m)uuHiou' s""''
90 erected.
II was evidently The unanimous "ntr
mont If The cOmmitt,e that tue reunion
I'll he held iu Richmond, and that the
uonument shall be- eIco,ed on gettysburg
mn. in lloilyN God cem"tciY.
me question when nov engages 'ne at-
tention ofthe committee l.. When shal' the
rcnniop be belo y is earnestly desired
,,,et il .ban be on July 81. toe anniversary
of The famous battle, bur the proO'pl'''y "
thst II will DE postponed uniii some ia!
duyipg the fair, when tbefe WI De
C,oyyd Of visitor. ia our city. and the sur
viyors in The Turil districts, mo'i 81 "hou
,rp IN very reduced circumstances WIN
theu he a5lc to await themselves Of the spe'
cial rale. Of transportation.
The commitice has labored very e"ll's'g
,or the success. Of The undertaking ana y
dr,crmineI that as labor, Nhail mol oe ID
vain. ........,,.
while at Gettysburg the msmher,' o. I'm, lah
conmitt'e met John +. Chase ol we rn nv
Maine lattery and Third reGlnle n1;, w" y,
T1c@iyed folty egat wounds at the oa,''e 90
Cr1,sburg, july 8, 1863. tie .. minus nun , onY
Ina an arm n well, AID hi. BODY J, , me.'
scsr red lie Is nos al inventor aod 'cH
perancc lecturer.
TIE MONUMENT FUND.
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